If you thought Category 3 voting was difficult, there were 22 non-staff entries for Category 2, Single Engines and Wagons. Beautiful steam locomotives, diesel engines, passenger cars, and freight wagons are included, with even one prop-propelled railcar. Let the voting commense!

I have sat here for the past 30 minutes looking throught these again, and again, and again... I already knew what my favorite was for category 3... but this is going to be tough. In a way it's a shame that one can't vote for 1st - 3rd place... that would make things marginally easier.

To me, all of these entries are smashing! I am however torn between three of them: jayhurst's Union Pacific 9000 Class (I ADORE the engine itself and the representation is marvellous), Cooper's Souther Pacific Cab Forward (one of the most original entries in this contest) and 74louloute's French Wagon RER A (one of the most _vivid_ train MOCs I've seen lately)... I will give it some more thought these days and then vote. Very tough choice though

I've voted for Cooper's Cab Forward.
I had never seen one and i think it is a very original idea to choose it as a model.
Next to that it is brilliantly executed and i am just a sucker for steam engines.

Again well done everybody and good luck in the contest!

Why do you need TLC to make sets for you, all you really need is parts...be creative!

I vote Japan Railway 201, great model with that orange pop. These votes just show how good this contest is- everyone has at least one vote.

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Congratulations to the winners! It's extremely tough to vote for the ones that you loved the most, because personally I feel that all of the participants have demostrated a great deal of creativity and effort.

I would just love to own all of these spactacular trains of lego. It would be perfect for my city but I need more pieces and skills like you guys.

Baj:

It all starts w/ the classics. I suggest you take a look at some of the old 12V and 9V sets and try replicating with your limited piece collection. You would be surprised at how you can locate pieces needed to build a modest classic-style train. While my train creations certainly aren't as spectacular as those in this contest, I have been s l o w l y improving my train building skills. Try tinckering a bit and see where it leads you - and be sure to share your creations. I'm sure some of our more advanced train builders would be glad to offer some tips. Good luck!

And to all the participants in this Category, a big round of applause. I think that the many outstanding entries even surprised a number of us who have been long-time members of EB. I'm sure our good friends at RailBricks were impressed with the quality as well.